Austria is situated in southern Central Europe, covering a part of the eastern Alps and the Danube region; although it is land-locked, it borders on the Mediterranean area. Austria has common borders witheight other countries: Switzerland, Principality of Liechtenstein, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy. Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies, Austria’s 1955 State Treaty declared the country “permanently neutral” as a condition of Soviet military withdrawal.
The country has a wide variety of landscape, vegetation and climate and, situated as it is at the heart of a continent, it has always been a junction for communication links between the trade and cultural centers of Europe.Austria’s border has an overall length of 1,682 miles. Of these, 509 miles are shared with Germany, 291 miles with the Czech Republic, 64 miles with Slovakia, 220 miles with Hungary, 205 miles with Slovenia, 267 miles with Italy, 104 miles with Switzerland and 22 miles with Liechtenstein.Austria’s highest mountain is the Grossglockner (12,465 ft.) On its way from the Black Forest in southern Germany to the Black Sea, the Danube flows some 220 miles of its course through Austria.
Vienna is a city of dreams. As no other, she parades transitoriness and her proper past. The Habsburg Empire has long disappeared, but its metropolis still cherishes the old dream of splendour and glory. The pompous façades and cobbled alleyways, the countless ancient monuments and the mish-mash of peoples -–many inhabitants hail from East-European countries – make the past come alive again. Not as an oppressive burden, but rather as a melody from bygone days which now pervades the air again, a medley of Viennese waltzes, the Radetzky March and a Bruckner symphony.
In Vienna, particularly in the First District, the air really seems to swing. Apart from nostalgic baroque, however, one also discovers contemporary architecture extending its tentacles in the form of glass-and-chromium buildings, right into the heart of the city, to the Stephansplatz, where the cathedral’s spire points skywards like giant stalagmite. Visitors climbing to the top are rewarded with a view of Vienna reaching far into the surrounding countryside in an ascending panorama. On the outskirts of Vienna a new district called Donau-City is being constructed by architects inspired not so much by baroque criteria as by the skyline of places such as Frankfurt and Chicago.
Where to go:
1. Vienna
The Capital of austria There are museums and performances at the Vienna State Opera House, including Schönbrunn Palace and Hofburg.
2. Salzburg
The town on the Alps. The birthplace of Mozart has a Baroque old town and a medieval Hohensalzburg fortress.
3. Innsbruck
The Alps region has a Nordkette ski area, a medieval old town and the Hofburg palace.
4. Hallstatt
Lakeside village on the Alps There’s a 16th-century house in the Salzwelten salt mine. Hiking trails in the Echern Valley.
5. Lake Laden
The large lake is bordered by Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with water sports, many attractions such as Meersburg Castle.
6. Graz
Cities in Austria It is home to the medieval old town, the Museum of Contemporary Art Kunsthaus Graz and the Palace Eggenberg.
7. Linz
Cities in Austria There is a Baroque old town, Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz Museum of Modern Art, Ars Electronica Center.
8. Melk
Austria city, home to Abbey Church, Marmorsaal Hall at Melk Cathedral and Schallaburg Castle.
9. Sankt Anton Am Arlberg
Austrian village in the Tyrolean Alps, famous for Arlberg ski area and St. Anton Museum.
10. Zell am See
The lake town of Zell in Austria has a ski slopes on the top of the hill. Schmittenhöhe And glaciers Kitzsteinhorn.
11. Salzkammergut
Austrian Alps town, Hallstatt Lake, Salzwelten Salt Mine and Dachstein Ice Cave.
12. Kitzbuhel
Austrian Alps resort There is a ski competition Hahnenkamm, the medieval city center. And the Kitzbühel Museum.
13. Soelden
Austrian Alps resort with ski slopes The beautiful Ötztal Glacier road and view point.
14. Dürnstein – Abbey Abbey Ruins and Monastery
15. Meier Hofen
Cities in Austria There is a ski slopes on the mountains of Ahorn and Penken, with a beautiful view from the Gasthof Zimmereben.
16. Kaprun
Austrian Alps town in the glacier region Kitzsteinhorn Location of Kaprun Castle and Sigmund-Thun Gorge.
17. Lech – Skiing and hiking on foot
18. St. Wolfgang Imzaltgammurkoot
The lake town of Wolfgangsee in the Salzkammergut region of Austria has a Pilgrimage church.
19. Saalbach-Hinterglemm
Ski resorts on the Austrian Alps are Skicircus, High Peaks and Homeland Path.
20. Badgastein
The Austrian spa town of Blacklake has Gasteiner Falls, St. Nicholas Church and Gasteiner Museum.
21. Ischgl
The Austrian resort has the Silvretta Arena ski area, post-ski breakpoints and the Idalp plateau.
22. Klagenfurt
The lake town of Wörthersee in Austria has a Lindwurm dragon fountain and Renaissance buildings.
23. Bregenz
The lakefront town of Constance in Austria features the Festival of Bregenz, the St. Martin Building and the Kunsthaus Bregenz.
24. Baht Ischel
Spa town in the mountains Austria’s Salzkammergut has Kaiservilla and Lehár Villa.
25. Seefeld
Alps mountain town in the Austrian state Tirol Famous for cross-country skiing and the Seekirchl Church.
26. Villach
A city in southern Austria that is famous for its thermal baths, Carinthian lakes and Villach Alps.
27. Vienna Woods
The region in Austria is full of forests, with vineyards, hiking trails, Mt. Kahlenberg and the Heiligenkreuz Cathedral.
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